Lepocinclis ovum (Ehrenberg) Lemermann

Publication details
Lepocinclis ovum (Ehrenberg) Lemermann 1901: 88

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lepocinclis is Lepocinclis globula Perty.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Euglena ovum Ehrenberg

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Euglena ovum Ehrenberg

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Lepocinclis ovum (Ehrenberg) Lemermann)
Europe: Britain (Wolowski 2002), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Aboal 1996, Zafra & Aboal 2004, López Rodríguez et al. 2009).

Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006).

Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), Northern Territory (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995).

Taxonomic notes
According to Wolowski in D. M. John, B. A. Whitton & A. J. Brook (2002; 159) this species is recorded by (Ehrenberg) Lemmermann in 1901 rather than (Ehrenberg) Minkewicz.

Source of synonymy
Starmach, K. (1983). Euglenophyta - Eugleniny. Vol. 3 pp. 594. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.

Key references
Hu, H. & Wei, Y. (2006). The freshwater algae of China. Systematics, taxonomy and ecology. pp. [4 pls of 16 figs], [i-iv], i-xv, 1-1023. China: www.sciencep.com.

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 13 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry

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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)

Leedale, G.F. (1977). Observations on mucilage production and pellicle of Euglena ehrenbergii Klebs and Lepocinclis ovum (Ehrenb.) Lemm.. British Phycological Journal 12: 121.